Mid-upper-arm circumference as a screening measure for identifying children with elevated body mass index: a study for Pakistan

PURPOSE: Mid-upper-arm circumference (MUAC) is considered an alternative screening method for obesity. The aims of this investigation were to examine the ability of MUAC to correctly identify children with elevated body mass index (BMI) and to determine the best MUAC cutoff point for identification...

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Autores principales: Asif, Muhammad, Aslam, Muhammad, Altaf, Saima
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Pediatric Society 2018
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Original Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5807990/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29441106
http://dx.doi.org/10.3345/kjp.2018.61.1.6

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5807990/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29441106
http://dx.doi.org/10.3345/kjp.2018.61.1.6

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